Track curtain hanger



Aug. 31, 1926,

C. P. DAY El AL TRACK CURTAIN HANGER Filed Oct.

INVENTOR narl/may .fiay, lair/aw) ATTORNEYS enema Aug. 31,1926. ,i

UNITED sTATes PATENT QE'FIQE.

COURTENAY P. DAY, OF NEW YORK, N. 1 AND ARTHUR WATTS, OF RIVER EDGE, NEW JERSEY.

TRACK CURTAIN HANGER.

Application filed October 10, 1925. Serial No. 61,770.

This invention relates to the class of track The hanger 11 also includes attaching means hangers for supporting curtains or the like. 16 which is carried by the ring member 14.

The principal object of the present inven- In the present instance the attaching means 45 tion is to provide an improved means of the 161s in the nature of a loop or eye swivelled character mentioned for facilitating the sus at 17 to the ring member 14. The loop or pension of a curtain or the like, and for pereye is adapted to accommodate a loop or mitting the curtain or the like to be readily hook such as the one 18 carried by a curtain moved. 19 for effecting the suspension of the cur- 50 The nature of the invention and its distain. In practice, in which a number of tinguishing features and advantages will hangers 11 will be used, the ball 13 of each appear when the following specification is hanger will be inside of the element 10, and read in conjunction with the accompanying rill be supported by the tracks 12, 12, in drawing in which revolving contact therewith. It is to be Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective view noted that the ball contacts with the upper of a portion of the track and one of the side edges respectively of the tracks 12, 12, hangers of the present invention with a porand the contact between the ball 13 and the tion of a curtain shown attached to the tracks is such that the least possible resisthanger. ance exists. It is to be noted that the oppo- Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view taken site side portions of the ring member 14: substantially on the line 2--2 of Fig. 1. prevent the disassociation of the ball 13 and Fig. 3 is a sectional View taken substanring member 14. Therefore, the ball 13 will tially on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2. be permitted to revolve freely without the Referring now more particularly to the possibility of being hindered as the hanger several views of the drawing, it will be apin its entirety is being moved by a force ap- 525 parent that, the present invention contemplied to the ring member 14 through the plates the use of an element 10 with which loop or hook 18 and the attaching means will be associated a plurality of hangers such 16. It is further to be noted that the ring as the hanger 11. The element 10 is of tubu member 14 may move relatively to the ball 79 lar construction, the same preferably being 13 both circumferentially and laterally, thus 30 cross sectionally square or of an angular effectually meeting all the exigent pulling formation, is divided longitudinally to proforces applied thereto to permit the free and vide spaced parallel tracks 12, 12, which are easy movement of the curtain.

disposed in the same transverse plane. The What we claim is- Y hanger 11 includes a ball 13, and a ring A. track curtain hanger comprising a ball,

member 14 which completely surrounds the a ring member completely surrounding said ball, the ball being revolubly retained by ball, said ring member being cross sectionally said ring member. The ring member 14: is arcuate, the ball being revolubly retained made from a single piece of material, cross by the opposite side portions of said ring 80 sectionally arcuate to conform to the permember, and curtain attaching means carimeter of the ball, and endless, or ends of a ried by said ring member.

piece of material joined by the use of solder, COURTENAY P. DAY.

or in any other suitable manner as at 15. ARTHUR WATTS. 

